We have 2 fully equipped rooms where the consultations take
place. There are small cat-size scales to weigh each patient,
plus the usual equipment such as stethoscope, otoscope/ophthalmoscope,
and Woods lamp.

At Paddington Cat Hospital, we are able to perform the majority of our
laboratory tests on site, with our Idexx biochemistry machine, bifocal
microscope, refractometer, and centrifuge. Other tests are
sent
to pathology labs (different laboratories depending on the test to be
done and the expertise of the pathologists).

This is the hub of the hospital, with all the hospitalized cats staying
in here, as well as two enclosed rooms for those needing isolation.
We have our dental equipment in here, which consists of digital dental
radiography, as well as the machines for scaling and polishing teeth.

Minor procedures are performed here, as well as preparing for
major surgeries.

Here is where the sterile operations are carried out, anything from a
routine spey or lump removal to bone or complicated soft tissue surgery.
Inside the surgery itself (with a positive pressure HEPA air filter),
there is a stainless steel surgical table, an instrument tray and an
anaesthetic machine.

There is as little as possible inside
the
surgery and the surfaces are easily cleaned so as to maintain the
greatest possible sterility. Just outside the surgery are the
scrub sink, our storage area, and the autoclave for sterilising the
drapes and instruments.

In one of the boarding rooms we have a balcony that has been fully enclosed
with mesh and a covered roof. If our boarding cats are interested, they can spend
some time out here each day for a lazy roll around in the sun, with the breeze
ruffling their fur.